Scolari went on to say that following the foul, Marcelo knelt next to Neymar to ask him how he felt

Brazil boss, Luiz Felipe Scolari revealed that his team went into a state of panic immediately after Colombia's Camilo Z˙˝iga kneed their star striker Neymar in the base of his back, thus ending his World Cup campaign. According to Scolari, when he fell to the ground, Neymar told left-back Marcelo that he had lost all feeling in his legs, which gave the coaching staff a huge scare.

Scolari went on to say that following the foul, Marcelo knelt next to Neymar to ask him how he felt. "He replied: 'I can't feel my legs.' Scared, Marcelo called on the team doctor, but doctors are not allowed on the pitch. There was a lot of confusion. That image of Neymar being stretchered off towards the helicopter was a real shock, it was tough hearing his cries", said the Brazil boss, who admitted that losing Neymar is "disastrous" for his team.

"Neymar is our star player, because he's the type of match-winner who would make a difference in any team. We've lost the one player we didn't want to lose ahead of the semi-finals and the final", he said.